As we celebrate Catholic Sisters Week, I am thinking of Sister Marie Canfield, BVM who was my 7th and 8th grade teacher at St. Anne’s School in East Moline, IL.
Sister Marie was a wonderful teacher, mentor and lifelong friend to me. Continue Reading
Thanking Sisters Phyllis, Marlene, Rosemary and Catherine
The Sisters are a special gift from God and blessing to me. – Uraina Swanson Rubingh
Thank you for the opportunity to do this. A huge thank you to Sister Catherine Cleary. I am so grateful for the gift of her wisdom. The readings and time she shared with me continue to resonate throughout my life. – Melissa Calhoun
Sister Charlotte Thanks Sister Gregory!
My High School years at St. Mary’s Academy in Nauvoo were wonderful years of growth and meeting new people.
The Sisters provided challenging roles in music, drama, creative writing, and helped expand my understanding of Church.
At the same time, however, I felt a need for someone who I could confide in and advise me in the challenges of my teen age years. Continue Reading
Thanking Sisters Rose Joseph, Janet, Rosemary and Mary Jean!
We’ve had so many replies to our “Thank a Nun” request, that we will share several every day throughout National Catholic Sisters Week. Here are the first 4:
* I did not belong to any religion when I was a schoolgirl at SMA and was the most careless girl of my Class. I thought other girls were more committed into school activities. But at that time I was younger and immature. Continue Reading
Thanking a Nun and Sisters Thanking other Sisters
During National Catholic Sisters Week, we’ll be posting notes from people who want to thank Catholic Sisters for their contributions … Benedictine Sisters thanking other Sisters for their help … and Sisters thanking God for their call.
We have lots to share with you. Stay tuned!!!! 🙂
Sister Stefanie Thanks Sister Bernadine!
I would like to thank Sister Bernadine Curoe, SVM for helping me find my way.
I was a young college student when our paths first crossed. I was struggling both with classwork and with my choice of major. Continue Reading
Celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week!
In celebration of National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, the communications directors of area Catholic Sisters created this video.
Watch for glimpses of the Benedictines, BVMs, PBVMs, Franciscans, Humilities, Dominicans and RSMs!!!! And, join us in thanking our Sisters for their contribution to all of God’s creation!!!!!
Got Doubts? Join the Club.
By Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB
This TED Talk can be listened to on many levels. For Lent, it led me to consider the role of doubt in faith … my faith, your faith, all humanity’s faith. Continue Reading
Lent as a New Way of Being
By Sister Jackie Walsh, OSB
In Chapter 49 of Benedict’s Rule we read the life of a monastic should at all times be characteristic of Lenten Observance.
For those imperfections, or leprosies as a priest recently referred to them – those areas of my life that keep me from being in right relationship with God and neighbor – Lent is a time for more intense prayer, sacred reading, reflection and almsgiving. Continue Reading
Lenten “Lollipops”
We have all changed someone’s life — often without even realizing it. Drew Dudley calls on us to revisit our “lollipop” moments – the moments when someone has made a wonderful difference in our lives – and thank those who made them possible.
By Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB
I hope you’ll watch this wonderful, funny and inspiring TED Talk. The speaker urges us to share our “lollipop” moments … moments where someone made a huge difference in our lives, and maybe doesn’t even know it. He urges us to thank them.
So here is one of my treasured lollipop moments. Continue Reading
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